Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is light but she possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. She wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with brown slacks. She has a very tight haircut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 6000 cp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: Standing 3'9", this woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Body Guard business.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 7000 sp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Citrine (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His auburn hair is braided into rings. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Courier who has hired him part-time. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Gildmak took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gildmak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a simple grey robe with black stripes complete with hood. Her chestnut hair is well kept. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting illithids, the young Joan began to lead the lost caravan. She has worked as a Brewer like her mother before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is wearing a long, tan cloak. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Meriele is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She tends to her Weaver job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1 Holy water. 3 Antitoxin. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gurdis embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. The war was a terrible time for her, and Gurdis does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Herleva was born the youngest of three triplets. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Seamstress they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Miller, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears dark leathers with embroidery, and is pretty ugly. She wears her red hair up. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Anastrianna speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sword.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 4000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.